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it has been a great night in edinburgh. a sell—out night so here on princes street and the surrounding area we have 75,000 people gathering to see in 2017 and the bells, and all of that will be beamed around the world to 1 billion people. police have been very vigilant tonight for anything, of course, following the incident in early on, but they have had a very proportionate response to tonight. they have wanted to make sure people we re they have wanted to make sure people were having fun, while making sure everything was safe. now we are just building up to the main event of the night, that is the gigantic fireworks display which is going to be launched from the battlements of edinburgh castle. we are told that is the most intense six minutes of fireworks you will see anywhere in the uk, and infact even fireworks you will see anywhere in the uk, and in fact even if you are not in edinburgh you will still see the fireworks and the accompanying laser show for more than 20 miles around. one of the best things about tonight
it has been a great night in edinburgh. a sell—out night so here on princes street and the surrounding area we have 75,000 people gathering to see in 2017 and the bells, and all of that will be beamed around the world to 1 billion people. police have been very vigilant tonight for anything, of course, following the incident in early on, but they have had a very proportionate response to tonight. they have wanted to make sure people we re they have wanted to make sure people were having fun,...
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from 30 miles outside edinburgh. the weather is pretty good. it was raining earlier on. it's nice and dry. very unusualfor this time of year in scotland, but as you can see, the crowds are in pretty good spirits, it's been a good night so far and i think there's still plenty of fun to come. long may it continue, andrew, thank you very much. 0ur correspondentjonathan blake is in central london for us. any sign that the security measures have put people off there? no, not so far. the crowds are really building here on the embankment in central london now. 100,000 or so people are expected to fill the viewing areas here and on the bridges across the river thames as the countdown to midnight begins. the extra police on duty in central london tonight, many of them are armed, a part of the security operation, there have been road closures in place throughout the afternoon and extra barriers are up. the fireworks display itself is of course the main attraction. it sta rts course the main attraction. it starts as big ben chi
from 30 miles outside edinburgh. the weather is pretty good. it was raining earlier on. it's nice and dry. very unusualfor this time of year in scotland, but as you can see, the crowds are in pretty good spirits, it's been a good night so far and i think there's still plenty of fun to come. long may it continue, andrew, thank you very much. 0ur correspondentjonathan blake is in central london for us. any sign that the security measures have put people off there? no, not so far. the crowds are...
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a very lively scene from edinburgh. andrew black and jonathan blake in central london, thank you very much. at least 28 people have been killed in two bomb explosions at a busy market in baghdad. more than 50 others were wounded in the blasts which happened in the early morning, near shops in the mainly shia al—sinak district. the so—called islamic state group has claimed responsibility for the attack. issam ikirmawi from bbc arabic has the latest. when the authorities spoke of the blast they said it was one suicide bomber and one explosive that was parked on the market. this is a market mainly for car parts of people go there to buy cheap car parts. it was great with shoppers when the blast took place. there is an impression that islamic state is in the area and with the latest advances, they are now carrying out attacks in baghdad and other places, which was that they have not been cornered. there are still operating in other parts of the country and they are still capable of launching such attacks. stay with us o
a very lively scene from edinburgh. andrew black and jonathan blake in central london, thank you very much. at least 28 people have been killed in two bomb explosions at a busy market in baghdad. more than 50 others were wounded in the blasts which happened in the early morning, near shops in the mainly shia al—sinak district. the so—called islamic state group has claimed responsibility for the attack. issam ikirmawi from bbc arabic has the latest. when the authorities spoke of the blast...
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reasonably clear skies to see the fireworks in edinburgh. further south across england and wales, a mainly dry picture. a bit of drizzle. most places are looking dry. we have got that rain draped across the central slice of the country. some wet weather for manchester and newcastle. this is midnight. the cold air in the north will filter its weight steadily south through the night and on into new year's day. blue collars returning to the map. nine o'clock in the morning, wet across the bulk of england and much of wales. the southeast drive first thing. the north of england not doing too badly with a return to clearer conditions and sunshine. sunny skies for northern england and scotland. wintry showers set to continue. snow over the highlands. showers falling mainly as rain. a wet day for a central, southern and south—eastern parts of england. we start to see the colder, clearer air filtering south overnight. eventually we lose the wet weather from southern parts of england as we move into the early hours of monday morning. a cold and fros
reasonably clear skies to see the fireworks in edinburgh. further south across england and wales, a mainly dry picture. a bit of drizzle. most places are looking dry. we have got that rain draped across the central slice of the country. some wet weather for manchester and newcastle. this is midnight. the cold air in the north will filter its weight steadily south through the night and on into new year's day. blue collars returning to the map. nine o'clock in the morning, wet across the bulk of...
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andrew black is in edinburgh. things are getting underway this year. the security gates at either end opened an hour ago soul revellers are end opened an hour ago soul revellers a re really end opened an hour ago soul revellers are really streaming in 110w revellers are really streaming in now as you can probably see behind me. tonight ‘s events are sold out, so we are expecting on this street or in something like 75,000 people gathering from 80 countries all around the world. tonight ‘s festivities are going to be beamed around the world to an estimated 1 billion people. there is plenty to do this year, a number of stages, live bands and djs. with a big public events like these, public safety is a big priority and we have heard a little clearer about the extra precautions being taken in light of the attack in berlin. police scotland say that they have a proportionate response in place, that they want to strike the balance between keeping people safe and making sure people have a good time as well. there are also several hundred security guards on
andrew black is in edinburgh. things are getting underway this year. the security gates at either end opened an hour ago soul revellers are end opened an hour ago soul revellers a re really end opened an hour ago soul revellers are really streaming in 110w revellers are really streaming in now as you can probably see behind me. tonight ‘s events are sold out, so we are expecting on this street or in something like 75,000 people gathering from 80 countries all around the world. tonight ‘s...
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in the other match, edinburgh beat zebre 24—19. the bottom two italian sides both losing, but putting up quite a fight against the scottish teams. manu tuilagi has been included in a 33—man england training squad for a two day camp in brighton next week. the leicester centre has struggled with injuries in recent years and has managed only one appearance for his country sincejune 2014. maro itoje and jack nowell also return after missing the autumn internationals through injury as does anthony watson. head coach eddie jones will confirm his final six nations squad on january 20th, they will begin the defence of that title at home to france. andy murray has been given a knighthood in the new year's honours list. he's in abu dhabi at the moment where he has just finished third at the world tennis championship. it's a rather grand title for little more than a six man exhibition event. he suffered a shock defeat to david goffin in his first match yesterday, but beat milos raonic in straight sets in todays consolation game so he finish
in the other match, edinburgh beat zebre 24—19. the bottom two italian sides both losing, but putting up quite a fight against the scottish teams. manu tuilagi has been included in a 33—man england training squad for a two day camp in brighton next week. the leicester centre has struggled with injuries in recent years and has managed only one appearance for his country sincejune 2014. maro itoje and jack nowell also return after missing the autumn internationals through injury as does...
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andrew black in edinburgh. in the last few hour, the united nations has adopted a resolution supporting efforts by russia and turkey to end the violence in syria and jump—start peace negotiations. however, rebel groups have threatened to abandon a nationwide ceasefire if government forces continue to attack areas under their control. that deadline has now passed. with me is our correspondent jonny dymond. unsurprisingly we have seen a vote in favour of the ceasefire. you don't really vote against ceasefires, it would have been surprising. it sends a signal, i suppose, to america's allies that america is on board with this deal, even though it had nothing to do with its creation. and it sends a signal that the international community will aid and assist what is supposed to be a process, not just an event. this isn't supposed to be, right, everybody stops firing at each other. this is supposed to lead the negotiations in four weeks' time in the kazakhstan capital of asta na, time in the kazakhstan capital of as
andrew black in edinburgh. in the last few hour, the united nations has adopted a resolution supporting efforts by russia and turkey to end the violence in syria and jump—start peace negotiations. however, rebel groups have threatened to abandon a nationwide ceasefire if government forces continue to attack areas under their control. that deadline has now passed. with me is our correspondent jonny dymond. unsurprisingly we have seen a vote in favour of the ceasefire. you don't really vote...
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let's go to edinburgh and andrew black is there. how are the preparations going? we are down on princes street in edinburgh, in the heart of the city fshs you look behind me, it is quieter than usual. ina behind me, it is quieter than usual. in a couple of hours what has become regarded as one of most famous street parties will start. events are sold out and we expect 75,000 people in princes street alone to see in 2017. all the parties will be beamed around the world to an estimated one billion viewers. with big public events, safety is a big priority, especially in light of recent events. i'm joined by kenny mcdonald, the senior officer in charge of tonight. first, i guess it isa charge of tonight. first, i guess it is a big operation you have in place for the celebrations tonight? yes, planning for this has been done over a numberof planning for this has been done over a number of months. notjust by the police, but the other emergency services, working with unique events and the city of edinburgh council to mick —— make sure we deliver a safe and secure eve
let's go to edinburgh and andrew black is there. how are the preparations going? we are down on princes street in edinburgh, in the heart of the city fshs you look behind me, it is quieter than usual. ina behind me, it is quieter than usual. in a couple of hours what has become regarded as one of most famous street parties will start. events are sold out and we expect 75,000 people in princes street alone to see in 2017. all the parties will be beamed around the world to an estimated one...
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andrew black is at the preparations of the hogmanay celebrations in edinburgh. give us a sense of how things are building up there. well, if you look down princes street, it is still a normal scene, the last of the shoppers are heading home, the shops are closing. in a couple of hours the big security gates will swing shut and then will begin one of world's biggest hogmanay street parties. the event is a sell out and some 75,000 from an estimated 80 countries will be seeing in new year down princes street itself and the images of party will be beamed around the world to something like a billion people. tonight is not all about standing out on the street drinking beer. there is plenty of stuff going on with four stages and djs and live music, the charlatans and the serious side to this is that big public vents like this need to be policed properly, public safety isa no be policed properly, public safety isano1 be policed properly, public safety is a no1 priority, given recent events like the berlin terror attack. the police have said so far there has been a propo
andrew black is at the preparations of the hogmanay celebrations in edinburgh. give us a sense of how things are building up there. well, if you look down princes street, it is still a normal scene, the last of the shoppers are heading home, the shops are closing. in a couple of hours the big security gates will swing shut and then will begin one of world's biggest hogmanay street parties. the event is a sell out and some 75,000 from an estimated 80 countries will be seeing in new year down...
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you will remember that she and the duke of edinburgh, who was also suffering from a cold, we re who was also suffering from a cold, were forced to delay their journey to their norfolk estate from buckingham palace just before christmas and the queen missed that christmas and the queen missed that christmas day ceremony church service. however, we are told she is up service. however, we are told she is up and about and a decision will be made tomorrow as to whether she feels well enough to attend a new year's day church service at sandringham. at least 25 people have been killed and more than 50 injured after two bomb attacks at a busy market in central baghdad. a roadside bomb exploded near a shop, then a suicide bomber detonated his device among the crowd that had gathered. so—called islamic state says it was behind the attacks. jonny dymond reports. a packed market — shoppers and traders hemmed in. two bombs. one in a car—parts shop, then another when a crowd had formed around the first. both suicide bombers. they took more than two dozen with them. fathers and sisters, mothers
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up in edinburgh, the fringe festival is a long month, so we thought if we got our friends really drunk and got them to swear at each other while they play video games, we could charge scottish people to watch it. you're laughing, but that turned out to be far more successful than the jokes i've written for five years! that's now a tv show. rob, the sexy genius in the red shirt, he was technical manager on the tv show, but also invented this technology which you will hopefully look into, which allows everybody to play along with us. either it's going to be amazing or they are going to watch me have a breakdown because it won't work. while i panic at the laptop. two men screaming or celebrating. you've broken records, haven't you? rob's broken a record. a proper record. it was on our programme as well. we had our residency where we develop all the new stuff. rob broke the record for the number of people to play a single game of pong. it's a life wasted. it's what he's chosen to do. it was awesome. shall we do it? i hope so, i don't know if it's going to work! if we get no reaction, my wi
up in edinburgh, the fringe festival is a long month, so we thought if we got our friends really drunk and got them to swear at each other while they play video games, we could charge scottish people to watch it. you're laughing, but that turned out to be far more successful than the jokes i've written for five years! that's now a tv show. rob, the sexy genius in the red shirt, he was technical manager on the tv show, but also invented this technology which you will hopefully look into, which...
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in the year 2000, edinburgh resumed its position as home of scotland's parliament. scotland's strikingly modern parliament building opened in 2004. the catalan architect enric miralles mixed bold windows, wild angles, and organic themes into a startling complex that would, as he envisioned, "surge from out of the rock and into the city." viewers like you, and you, and you, and you... ha, ha! thanks so much you're very kind. ♪ hey! ♪ what? ♪ come over here, ♪ the cat in the hat is about to appear. ♪ ♪ he's whizzing over to whisk you away ♪ ♪ on a fabulous journey today. ♪ ♪ he's coming! ♪ and now he's arrived in the thingamajigger ♪ ♪ the thing that he drives ♪ ♪ he's a cat and he's oodles of fun ♪ ♪ with his hairy helpers thing two and thing one ♪ ♪ instrumental ♪ instrumental
in the year 2000, edinburgh resumed its position as home of scotland's parliament. scotland's strikingly modern parliament building opened in 2004. the catalan architect enric miralles mixed bold windows, wild angles, and organic themes into a startling complex that would, as he envisioned, "surge from out of the rock and into the city." viewers like you, and you, and you, and you... ha, ha! thanks so much you're very kind. ♪ hey! ♪ what? ♪ come over here, ♪ the cat in the hat...
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in the year 2000, edinburgh resumed its position as home of scotland's parliament. scotland's strikingly modern parliament building opened in 2004. the catalan architect enric miralles mixed bold windows, wild angles, and organic themes into a startling complex that would, as he envisioned, "surge from out of the rock and into the city." >> rose: welcome to the program. it is the end of the year and we're looking back at some of the best conversations from 2016. tonight, musicians who came to the table. >> my life has been a very long succession of lessons and even mistakes and bad decisions, and being given this opportunity now, i don't want to say late in life, but late in life for an aspiring musician, but i feel like if this all happened at 23, i would have felt destructed, i wouldn't have used the opportunity for what it can be used for. bum, i had kind of given upthis trying to write pop songs and rock and roll songs and whatever i had been doing in the last four albums. i wasn't worried about if the hook was good enough or if it was melodically catchy enough,
in the year 2000, edinburgh resumed its position as home of scotland's parliament. scotland's strikingly modern parliament building opened in 2004. the catalan architect enric miralles mixed bold windows, wild angles, and organic themes into a startling complex that would, as he envisioned, "surge from out of the rock and into the city." >> rose: welcome to the program. it is the end of the year and we're looking back at some of the best conversations from 2016. tonight,...
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, yourown stories, set in a block in edinburgh, your own city, where the doings of the various people are explored meticulously. it's a particular kind of fiction that you enjoy, a sort of parting the lace curtains and having a peek. jess! i suppose you could call it social comedy, socialfiction, looking at the quirks and poking fun at them. i enjoy that very much. we're all absurd, toa enjoy that very much. we're all absurd, to a greater or lesser extent? yes. we can make terrific mountains out of molehills. he has made a big mountain out of all these molehills. your extraordinary prolific. your scotland street series has been running and running. of course another branch is in its 17th volume. you're savvy isabel novels, she is very interesting, she is mad about something, as you are. you don't have to scratch very hard to see. your enthusiasm for auden is well known. what is it about him? when i first started reading the poetry many years ago, i was just so arrested by it, and struck by the strength of the ideas, the complexity of the ideas and the beauty of the language. he is a p
, yourown stories, set in a block in edinburgh, your own city, where the doings of the various people are explored meticulously. it's a particular kind of fiction that you enjoy, a sort of parting the lace curtains and having a peek. jess! i suppose you could call it social comedy, socialfiction, looking at the quirks and poking fun at them. i enjoy that very much. we're all absurd, toa enjoy that very much. we're all absurd, to a greater or lesser extent? yes. we can make terrific mountains...
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head towards the celebrations around midnight, that weather front should clear away from glasgow and edinburgh and will clear away late in the day from northern ireland. south of that, seven or 8 degrees around midnight. to the north of that, temperatures dropping away, which is a sign of things to come for new year's day. the weather front for new year's day. the weather fro nt m oves for new year's day. the weather front moves south and the cold air follows. it will be cold enough for some snow in northern scotland. the latest headlines from bbc news. washington says that it is expelling 35 russian diplomats in response to accusations that russian hackers tried to subvert the american presidential elections. it also referenced alleged harassment of diplomats in moscow. have agreed on a ceasefire across syria at local time. they agreed readiness several of the main rebel fractions have agreed on the dilbertjihadists are excluded. tributes have been paid to actress debbie reynolds who has died just one day
head towards the celebrations around midnight, that weather front should clear away from glasgow and edinburgh and will clear away late in the day from northern ireland. south of that, seven or 8 degrees around midnight. to the north of that, temperatures dropping away, which is a sign of things to come for new year's day. the weather front for new year's day. the weather fro nt m oves for new year's day. the weather front moves south and the cold air follows. it will be cold enough for some...
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it was also the duke of edinburgh's 95th birthday. next came trooping the colour, with a birthday twist. your majesty, this year, on behalf of all ranks of the household division and the king's troop royal horse artillery, may i wish you and his royal highness the very happiest of birthdays. your majesty's guards are ready to march off now. and then an unmissable queen with her family. it was a first balcony appearance for princess charlotte. and a scene—stealing turn from prince george. the british summer, though, can never be relied upon. the following day, torrential rain for the patrons lunch. an early peek out of a palace window hadn't looked too promising. thousands came to the mall for this street party, representing the organisations of which the queen is patron. they paid £150 each for the privilege of picnicking in the rain. well, i think this is typically english, isn't it? it's important to have a queue and some rain and a picnic hamper, and a palace. and everybody‘s veryjolly, everybody is looking forward to it so mu
it was also the duke of edinburgh's 95th birthday. next came trooping the colour, with a birthday twist. your majesty, this year, on behalf of all ranks of the household division and the king's troop royal horse artillery, may i wish you and his royal highness the very happiest of birthdays. your majesty's guards are ready to march off now. and then an unmissable queen with her family. it was a first balcony appearance for princess charlotte. and a scene—stealing turn from prince george. the...
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around midnight, the weather front should clear from glasgow and edinburgh and was so late in the day from northern ireland but it will be sitting over northern england towards north wales. seven, 8 degrees around midnight in the south but in the north, temperatures dropping, a sign of things to come moving into new year's day. cold air, a sharp drop in temperatures and cold enough for some snow in northern scotland. this is bbc news. the headlines at eight: president barack obama has imposed sanctions on russian officials in retaliation for hacking the us presidential election, saying "all americans should be alarmed by russia's actions". the united nations has welcomed a ceasefire in syria brokered by russia and turkey. russian president putin said the warring parties had declared their readiness to start peace talks. family doctors warn that patients in england could wait more than a month for an appointment because the system's overstretched. devon and cornwall police investigate the discovery of the bodies of two men at a flat in st austell. detectives are treating the deaths as
around midnight, the weather front should clear from glasgow and edinburgh and was so late in the day from northern ireland but it will be sitting over northern england towards north wales. seven, 8 degrees around midnight in the south but in the north, temperatures dropping, a sign of things to come moving into new year's day. cold air, a sharp drop in temperatures and cold enough for some snow in northern scotland. this is bbc news. the headlines at eight: president barack obama has imposed...
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the research, conducted by scientists at the university of edinburgh, says some species are missing out on vital resources such as food and nesting places as a result. anisa kadri reports. up, up and away. at least 4,000 different species of birds are regular migrants, with some flying thousands of miles from one continent to another, many moving between north and south from where they breed to where they spend the winter. scientists already believe changes in temperature are having an effect on how some plants and animals behave, and now a new study from the university of edinburgh has found that some birds are reaching their summer breeding grounds earlier, breeding grounds earlier — on average one day soon for every one degree increase in temperature. they say reaching their breeding grounds at the wrong time, even by a few days, might mean birds miss out on food and nesting places. and it's those with further to go that may miss out most, which may then affect when their young are born and their chances of survival. researchers hope their findings will help scientists improve pred
the research, conducted by scientists at the university of edinburgh, says some species are missing out on vital resources such as food and nesting places as a result. anisa kadri reports. up, up and away. at least 4,000 different species of birds are regular migrants, with some flying thousands of miles from one continent to another, many moving between north and south from where they breed to where they spend the winter. scientists already believe changes in temperature are having an effect...
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the research, conducted by scientists at the university of edinburgh, says some species are missing out on vital resources such as food and nesting places as a result. anisa kadri reports. up, up and away. at least 4,000 different species of birds on regular migrants, of birds are regular migrants, with some flying thousands of miles from one continent to another, many moving between north and south from where they breed to where they spend the winter. scientists already believe changes in temperature are having an effect on how some plants and animals behave, and now a new study from the university of edinburgh has found that some birds are reaching their summer breeding grounds earlier, — on average one day soon for every one degree increase in temperature. they say reaching their breeding grounds at the wrong time, even by a few days, might mean birds miss out on food and nesting places. and it's those with further to go that may miss out most, which may then affect when their young are born and their chances of survival. researchers hope their findings will help scientists improve
the research, conducted by scientists at the university of edinburgh, says some species are missing out on vital resources such as food and nesting places as a result. anisa kadri reports. up, up and away. at least 4,000 different species of birds on regular migrants, of birds are regular migrants, with some flying thousands of miles from one continent to another, many moving between north and south from where they breed to where they spend the winter. scientists already believe changes in...
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researchers from the university of edinburgh found that some species are reaching their summer breeding grounds about a day sooner for every one degree increase in global temperature. it's hope the findings will help scientists improve predictions of how different species respond to future environmental changes. it doesn't come at the lot, one day, but apparently it makes a big difference because there's a lack of when they get there. 0ver when they get there. over to the sport now. the big story on the front and back of the pages is bradley wiggins announcing his retirement from cycling, and therefore disappearing from our sporting landscape. will he really? no, he used to much ofa will he really? no, he used to much of a superstar to really disappear, but it will be ashamed to not see compete. the first edition tour de france winner. an amazing achievement. —— british. sir bradley announced his retirement by saying "kids from kilburn don't win 0lympic golds and the tour de france. they do now." wiggins is the most decorated british 0lympian, with five gold medals in his total of e
researchers from the university of edinburgh found that some species are reaching their summer breeding grounds about a day sooner for every one degree increase in global temperature. it's hope the findings will help scientists improve predictions of how different species respond to future environmental changes. it doesn't come at the lot, one day, but apparently it makes a big difference because there's a lack of when they get there. 0ver when they get there. over to the sport now. the big...
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starting next summer a one-way forht to edinburgh will go $50. it will be the cheapest transatlantic ticket available. more followed from brexit. a report that lloyds banking group will establish a subsidiary in europe if the u.k. leaves the e.u. without access to the single market. the financial times says the most likely option is for lloyds to convert one of its branches into a subsidiary. london's stock exchange remains an agreement to sell france's -- according to people familiar with the deal. that is our latest bloomberg business flash. after the election of donald trump, expectation for inflation and growth picks up, but economists agree for real growth to pick up any productivity to resume its rise, and underlying structural factors may make that difficult. what does america need for growth? tony crescenzi weighed in. tony: it is important to talk about the productivity story. the numbers of people that enter the labor force, we know that is growing at a slower pace because of the agent of the population. people and million it will turn
starting next summer a one-way forht to edinburgh will go $50. it will be the cheapest transatlantic ticket available. more followed from brexit. a report that lloyds banking group will establish a subsidiary in europe if the u.k. leaves the e.u. without access to the single market. the financial times says the most likely option is for lloyds to convert one of its branches into a subsidiary. london's stock exchange remains an agreement to sell france's -- according to people familiar with the...
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she was crossing christiana road just east of edinburgh drive in new castle on saturday night a tip call led police to the alleged striking vehicle with front end damage parked outside a home. pollock is being held on $6,100 bail. >> happening today, president obama welcomes the prime minister of japan to pearl harbor. shinzo abe will make history becoming the first japanese leader to visit the site. abe laid wreaths at various cemeteries and memorials yesterday including at the national memorial cemetery of the pacific near downtown honolulu. today's visit comes 75 years after the attack that brought the united states into world war ii. >>> wild weather hampered holiday travel in the midwest and parts of the south. wind gusts led to power outages and drifting snow in minnesota, michigan and the dakotas. in the plains where it is warmer, there were rare wintertime tornadoes and in virginia drivers dealt with dense fog. ly. >> time now for accuweather. a little light rain in our area. >> we have some showers. not everybody is seeing them but you'll get them on and off through the morning.
she was crossing christiana road just east of edinburgh drive in new castle on saturday night a tip call led police to the alleged striking vehicle with front end damage parked outside a home. pollock is being held on $6,100 bail. >> happening today, president obama welcomes the prime minister of japan to pearl harbor. shinzo abe will make history becoming the first japanese leader to visit the site. abe laid wreaths at various cemeteries and memorials yesterday including at the national...
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slaw crossing christiana road just east of edinburgh drive in new castle on saturday night. a tip called led police to the alleged striking vehicle with front end damage parked outside a home. pollock is being held on $6,100 bail. >> ♪ >> happening today, president obama welcomes the prime minister of japan to pearl harbor. shinzo abe will make history becoming the first japanese leader to visit the z abe laid wreaths at various cemeteries and memorials yesterday including at the national memorial cemetery of the pacific near downtown honolulu. today's visit comes 75 years after the attack that brought the united states into world war ii. >>> wild weather hampered holiday travel in the midwest and parts of the south. wind gusts led to power outages and drifting snow in minnesota, michigan and the dakotas. in the plains where it is warmer there were rare wintertime tornadoes and in virginia drivers dealt with dense fog. >> here in our area today we're dealing with unseasonably warm temperatures. >> yeah, temperatures today about 20 degrees above average and we're going hit
slaw crossing christiana road just east of edinburgh drive in new castle on saturday night. a tip called led police to the alleged striking vehicle with front end damage parked outside a home. pollock is being held on $6,100 bail. >> ♪ >> happening today, president obama welcomes the prime minister of japan to pearl harbor. shinzo abe will make history becoming the first japanese leader to visit the z abe laid wreaths at various cemeteries and memorials yesterday including at the...
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glasgow ended a run of three straight defeats by beating edinburgh 25—12 at murrayfield. cardiff blues beat newport and munster beat leinster in the day‘s other games. that‘s all the sport for now. you can keep up—to—date with all of the day‘s sports news on the bbc sport website. i will have more in the next hour. i will see you soon. see you later, thanks, hugh. japan‘s prime minister, shinzo abe, is in hawaii, for an historic visit to the us naval base at pearl harbour, where 75 years ago, an attack by japanese warplanes drew the united states into world war ii. mr abe will pay his respects alongside barack 0bama this tuesday, after already marking a moment of silence at the national memorial cemetery of the pacific. 0ur washington correspondent, laura bicker, reports. archive: december 7th, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy. the japanese attacks came in waves during a deadly two hours. bombs ripped through us battleships, crippling the pacific fleet and killing over 2,000 americans. survivors recalled that the once bustling port burned for hours. i h
glasgow ended a run of three straight defeats by beating edinburgh 25—12 at murrayfield. cardiff blues beat newport and munster beat leinster in the day‘s other games. that‘s all the sport for now. you can keep up—to—date with all of the day‘s sports news on the bbc sport website. i will have more in the next hour. i will see you soon. see you later, thanks, hugh. japan‘s prime minister, shinzo abe, is in hawaii, for an historic visit to the us naval base at pearl harbour, where...
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glasgow ended a run of three straight defeats by beating edinburgh 25—12 at murrayfield. cardiff blues beat newport and munster beat leinster in the day's other games. and favourite thistlecrack won the big boxing day race at kempton park, the king george vi chase. it beat stablemate cue card by three lengths. a great result for jockey tom scudamore. that's a great name, as well as smack thank you very much. that's all from me for this morning. charlie and sally will be back with breakfast from 6am tomorrow. now, though, mark kermode takes a look back at the big releases of the year, sorting the crackers from the turkeys, in review 2016: the year in film. hello and welcome to this review of the year in film. i'm mark kermode, and we're here at the cinema museum in south london where, for the next half an hour, we will be looking back at some of the best movies released in uk cinemas in 2016. 2016 was a pretty tumultuous year, what with the brexit vote in june, and the results of the american election in november proving that the unexpected really can happen. in the world
glasgow ended a run of three straight defeats by beating edinburgh 25—12 at murrayfield. cardiff blues beat newport and munster beat leinster in the day's other games. and favourite thistlecrack won the big boxing day race at kempton park, the king george vi chase. it beat stablemate cue card by three lengths. a great result for jockey tom scudamore. that's a great name, as well as smack thank you very much. that's all from me for this morning. charlie and sally will be back with breakfast...
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the weather in edinburgh, belfast, cardiff and london, the capital cities, fairly cloudy and temperatures again nothing to write home about. we might get 11 on friday in belfast but the trend is onto the weekend, turning colder and the wind will turn to more of a northerly and some in the northern half of the country could see some wintryness in our weather as well. lucky i got my gloves for christmas then, carol! very handy. thanks for keeping us company. see you in about an hour. for many of us, it's the time of year to either be sat around the dinner table or in front of the television. but with a rise in streaming services, gone are the days of the whole country watching the same programme at the same time. breakfast‘s sean farrington has been looking at the boom in on—demand. we've been gorging this christmas, notjust on food but on data. this year the average household has consumed over 130 gigabytes of data each month, the equivalent to more than 200 episodes of planet earth, the iplayer‘s most popular programme of the year. the way we get that data into our households is thr
the weather in edinburgh, belfast, cardiff and london, the capital cities, fairly cloudy and temperatures again nothing to write home about. we might get 11 on friday in belfast but the trend is onto the weekend, turning colder and the wind will turn to more of a northerly and some in the northern half of the country could see some wintryness in our weather as well. lucky i got my gloves for christmas then, carol! very handy. thanks for keeping us company. see you in about an hour. for many of...
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glasgow ended a run of three straight defeats by beating rivals edinburgh 25—12 at murrayfield. cardiff blues beat newport and munster beat leinster in the day's other games. that is all of the sport for now. i'll be back at 0700, but now on breakfast, rebecca morelle looks back on the year in science, from the mission of a lifetime, this was the year british astronaut tim peake spent six months in space. to a colossal feat of engineering. in 2016, the world's largest radio telescope was unveiled. we also learned about the secret life of seals and what they get up to underwater. and saw advances in a controversial new genetic technique. human organs are growing inside these pigs. this was also the year a global climate deal came into force but the election of donald trump placed a question mark over its future. and after decades of searching, scientists have detected gravitational waves. it's been called the discovery of the century, making 2016 a truly momentous year for science. i'm here at thejodrell bank observatory in the north of england. for more than half a century, scie
glasgow ended a run of three straight defeats by beating rivals edinburgh 25—12 at murrayfield. cardiff blues beat newport and munster beat leinster in the day's other games. that is all of the sport for now. i'll be back at 0700, but now on breakfast, rebecca morelle looks back on the year in science, from the mission of a lifetime, this was the year british astronaut tim peake spent six months in space. to a colossal feat of engineering. in 2016, the world's largest radio telescope was...
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. >>> directly between glasgow and edinburgh, scotland, is shotts, the farming village that dots the isle's central interior. but just beyond grazing sheep is a much more foreboding presence. this is hmp, her majesty's prison, shotts, a maximum security prison that houses more than 500 of scotland's most violent prisoners. >> all the prisoners will be serving fewer year -- four years and over that means they've committed a serious crime. 52% of the prisoners here now are serving a life sentence. most life sentences are given for murder. so we have a lot of murderers here. >> many of the men committed for murder here are in their 20s and claim drugs and alcohol led them to kill. drugs played a role in this man's crimes. and he made headlines. >> so you were a drug dealer? >> a drug dealer, aye. a wee bit. >> but hutchison was a drug dealer with a sadistic streak. he's serving a 25 to life sentence for two murders, attempted murder, kidnapping and torture. >> how did those two people die? >> one fell off a bridge and the other one died. >> one fell off a bridge. would that be an accide
. >>> directly between glasgow and edinburgh, scotland, is shotts, the farming village that dots the isle's central interior. but just beyond grazing sheep is a much more foreboding presence. this is hmp, her majesty's prison, shotts, a maximum security prison that houses more than 500 of scotland's most violent prisoners. >> all the prisoners will be serving fewer year -- four years and over that means they've committed a serious crime. 52% of the prisoners here now are serving...
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edinburgh stay third from bottom. cardiff blues won their derby at home to newport gwent dragons. josh navidi scored their third try to make it 27—16 just before half—time, but the blues didn't go on to get the bonus point they might have expected. in fact, neither side scored at all in the second half, 27—16 it stayed. munster extended their lead at the top of the table to five points with a 29—17 win over second placed leinster in the day's late game. ronan 0'mahony‘s tryjust before half—time set munster on their way to a valuable bonus point victory. england bowler stuart broad has taken his first wickets in australia's big bash tournament but couldn't stop his hobart hurricanes side from losing to melbourne stars. broad saw his compatriot luke wright hit 48 for melbourne as they overcame hobart‘s total of 188 for four. broad struck twice late on, but the stars outshone the hurricanes winning by seven wickets. rain cut short the opening day of the second test between australia and pakistan in melbourne. before the weather intervened, a milestone for azhar ali. a h
edinburgh stay third from bottom. cardiff blues won their derby at home to newport gwent dragons. josh navidi scored their third try to make it 27—16 just before half—time, but the blues didn't go on to get the bonus point they might have expected. in fact, neither side scored at all in the second half, 27—16 it stayed. munster extended their lead at the top of the table to five points with a 29—17 win over second placed leinster in the day's late game. ronan 0'mahony‘s tryjust before...
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edinburgh stay third from bottom. cardiff blues won their derby at home to newport gwent dragons. josh navidi scored their third try to make it 27—16 just before half—time, but the blues didn't go on to get the bonus point they might have expected — in fact neither side scored at all in the second half, 27—16 it stayed. munster extended their lead at the top of the table to five points with a 29—17 win over second placed leinster in the day's late game. ronan o'mahony‘s tryjust before half—time set munster on their way to a valuable bonus point victory. in horse racing, the highly—anticipated first meeting between the colin tizzard—trained stars cue card and thistlecrack took place, in the big race of the christmas period — the king george the sixth chase at kempton. bloodshot twice late on but they won by seven wickets. —— stuart broad. rain cut short the second test. there was a milestone here with a half century, he went past the 1000 run mark for the year. that helped pakistan reach 142—4. day two will get underway earlier than planned at 11pm tonight
edinburgh stay third from bottom. cardiff blues won their derby at home to newport gwent dragons. josh navidi scored their third try to make it 27—16 just before half—time, but the blues didn't go on to get the bonus point they might have expected — in fact neither side scored at all in the second half, 27—16 it stayed. munster extended their lead at the top of the table to five points with a 29—17 win over second placed leinster in the day's late game. ronan o'mahony‘s tryjust...
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and if you take, for example, the 44 scotland street stories, set in a tenement block in edinburgh, your own city, where the doings of the various people who live on different floors are explored meticulously. it is a particular kind of fiction that you enjoy, the sort of parting the lace curtains and having a peak. yes, i suppose you could call it social comedy. social fiction, looking at the lives of people, looking their quirks, their little ways and having fun with them, and i enjoy that very much indeed. because we are all absurd to a greater or lesser extent, aren't we? yes. we can make terrific mountains out of molehills and i like looking at that. you made a big mountain out of all these molehills. you are extraordinary prolific. the scotland street series has been running and running. of course the no. i ladies detective agency is now in its 17th volume. you also have the isabel dalhousie novels. now, she's very interesting because i always think there's a lot of you in there because she is mad about auden, as you are. yes. ifind it extraordinary, but i agree with isabel dalhous
and if you take, for example, the 44 scotland street stories, set in a tenement block in edinburgh, your own city, where the doings of the various people who live on different floors are explored meticulously. it is a particular kind of fiction that you enjoy, the sort of parting the lace curtains and having a peak. yes, i suppose you could call it social comedy. social fiction, looking at the lives of people, looking their quirks, their little ways and having fun with them, and i enjoy that...
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glasgow beat scottish rivals edinburgh 25—12 at murrayfield in the pick of the day's pro12 games. that ends a run of three straight defeats. these two contest the annual 1872 cup across the two matches they play in the domestic season, and glasgow went ahead towards the end of the first half whenjosh strauss bundled over. and the visitors sealed the victory with their third try of the game after the break, finished off byjosh dunbar. no bonus point for glasgow though so they remain in sixth in the table and end a run of three straight defeats. edinburgh remain third from bottom. cardiff blues won their derby at home to newport gwent dragons. josh navidi scored their third try to make it 27—16 just before half—time, but the blues didn't go on to get the bonus point they might have expected. in fact, neither side scored at all in the second half. 27—16 it stayed. in the late game, munster currently lead leinster1li—10. england bowler stuart broad has taken his first wickets in australia's big bash tournament, but couldn't stop his hobart hurricanes side from losing to melbou
glasgow beat scottish rivals edinburgh 25—12 at murrayfield in the pick of the day's pro12 games. that ends a run of three straight defeats. these two contest the annual 1872 cup across the two matches they play in the domestic season, and glasgow went ahead towards the end of the first half whenjosh strauss bundled over. and the visitors sealed the victory with their third try of the game after the break, finished off byjosh dunbar. no bonus point for glasgow though so they remain in sixth...
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elsewhere, edinburgh lost at home to glasgow. in ireland, leaders munster are currently behind against second placed leinster. and in the english premiership, tom varndell scored all three tries for bottom of the table bristol as they beat worcester 28—20. and that's your sport. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we are back with the late news at 10:40pm. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. hello. this is bbc news, with lu kwesa burak. some of the biggest names in music have been paying tribute to george michael, who's died at the age of 53. his manager says he suffered heart failure at his 0xfordshire home. sir eltonjohn has described him as a "brilliant artist". boy george says "his music will live on as a testament to his talent". earlier i spoke to is mark frith — editor in chief of now magazine. a lot of people now say they had heard that, but we had knocked, and it was something you wouldn't some are surprised by. he kept himself to himself, he made records but did no
elsewhere, edinburgh lost at home to glasgow. in ireland, leaders munster are currently behind against second placed leinster. and in the english premiership, tom varndell scored all three tries for bottom of the table bristol as they beat worcester 28—20. and that's your sport. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we are back with the late news at 10:40pm. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. hello. this is bbc news, with lu kwesa burak. some...
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let's speak to the guardian columnist 0wen jones, who is in edinburgh. 0bviously, surprising to many, but there is so much now that we are beginning to learn about the private george michael, including the fact that he did so much for charity. absolutely, i think his generosity really shines through. i heard this, you know, this anecdote i think a lot of us have heard today in a game show, where somebody said they needed £15,000 for an operation, and quietly, demanding privacy, the next day he rang them up anonymously and said he would give them that money. above all else, we all know this is an exceptionally talented musician who has passed away at such a young age. it's been a terrible year for beloved musicians, celebrities, dying in 2016. it's almost become a cliche to talk about what a terrible year it's been for so many much loved artists and so on. but i think it's important to understand and acknowledge what a guy icon —— gay icon this man was. he was outed in pretty grim circumstances, hounded, all of this innuendo, in 1998. a lot of people, given how homophobic the tabl
let's speak to the guardian columnist 0wen jones, who is in edinburgh. 0bviously, surprising to many, but there is so much now that we are beginning to learn about the private george michael, including the fact that he did so much for charity. absolutely, i think his generosity really shines through. i heard this, you know, this anecdote i think a lot of us have heard today in a game show, where somebody said they needed £15,000 for an operation, and quietly, demanding privacy, the next day he...
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this has been the experience of two remarkable organizations, the duke of edinburgh's award, and the president's trust, which are 60 and 40 years old this year. these started as small initiatives that go beyond any expectations, and continue to transform young people's lives. to mark my 90th birthday, volunteers and supporters of the 600 charities of which i have been patron came to -- many of these organizations are modest in size, but inspire me with the work they do. giving friendship and support to our veterans, the elderly, or bereaved, to championing music and dance, providing animal welfare, or protecting our fields and forests. their selfish devotion -- their selfless devotion and generosity of spirit is an example to us all. when people face a challenge, they sometimes talk about taking a deep breath to find courage or strength. in fact, the word inspire literally means to breathe in. but even with the inspiration of others, it's understandable that we sometimes think the world's problems are so big that we can do little to help. on our own, we cannot end wars or wipe out in
this has been the experience of two remarkable organizations, the duke of edinburgh's award, and the president's trust, which are 60 and 40 years old this year. these started as small initiatives that go beyond any expectations, and continue to transform young people's lives. to mark my 90th birthday, volunteers and supporters of the 600 charities of which i have been patron came to -- many of these organizations are modest in size, but inspire me with the work they do. giving friendship and...
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while other members of her family, including the duke of edinburgh, gathered at the church, the queen remained at sandringham house, continuing to cover from what buckingham palace described as a heavy cold. in a short statement the palace said she would take part in the family's christmas celebrations. her absence from the church service, the first time in many years she hasn't attended, is understood to be a precautionary measure and there's no sense of undue concern. also absent from sandringham are the duke and duchess of cambridge and their children, george and charlotte. they attended church in the berkshire village of bucklebury where they're spending christmas day with the duchess's family, the middletons. in her christmas day broadcast recorded at buckingham palace several weeks ago, the queen talks about inspiration. she reflects on the achievements of olympic and paralympic athletes from britain and the commonwealth, many of whom she met at a palace reception in 0ctober. and this year when the queen marked her 90th birthday, she will revert to the international work of the
while other members of her family, including the duke of edinburgh, gathered at the church, the queen remained at sandringham house, continuing to cover from what buckingham palace described as a heavy cold. in a short statement the palace said she would take part in the family's christmas celebrations. her absence from the church service, the first time in many years she hasn't attended, is understood to be a precautionary measure and there's no sense of undue concern. also absent from...
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this has been the experience of two remarkable organizations, the duke of edinburgh's award, and the president's trust, which are 60 and 40 years old this year. these started as small initiatives that go beyond any expectations, and continue to transform young people's lives. to mark my 90th birthday, volunteers and supporters of the 600 charities of which i have been patron came to -- many of these organizations are modest in size, but inspire me with the work they do. giving friendship and support to our veterans, the elderly, or bereaved, to championing music and dance, providing animal welfare, or protecting our fields and forests. the devotion and generosity of spirit is an example to us all. when people face a challenge, they sometimes talk about taking a deep breath to find courage or strength. in fact, the word inspire literally means to breathe in. but even with the inspiration of others, it's understandable that we sometimes think the world's problems are so big that we can do little to help. on our own, we cannot end wars or wiped out injustice. the cumulative impact of th
this has been the experience of two remarkable organizations, the duke of edinburgh's award, and the president's trust, which are 60 and 40 years old this year. these started as small initiatives that go beyond any expectations, and continue to transform young people's lives. to mark my 90th birthday, volunteers and supporters of the 600 charities of which i have been patron came to -- many of these organizations are modest in size, but inspire me with the work they do. giving friendship and...
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back at sandringham, the royal family, minus the queen, left church led by the duke of edinburgh, to return to sandringham house for christmas lunch and then to settle down to watch the queen's broadcast. nicholas witchell, bbc news. it might be christmas but not eve ryo ne it might be christmas but not everyone can spend time at home with loved ones. some people have to work. we had a look at some of the people spending a different christmas. a long way from home but celebrating christmas the best way they can. us soldiers at an iraqi army base near mosul. plenty of turkey and tinsel, thoughts are obviously elsewhere. mosul. plenty of turkey and tinsel, thoughts are obviously elsewherem is kind of rough because this is —— this is my first be collared a way from home, so i feel like a lot of people are getting homesick. i miss my family, but i'm sure everybody else does. everybody is getting ready for the holidays and we are stuck here. some people are stuck even further out, the crew of international space station, orbiting the earth at the height of 400 kilometres certainly giv
back at sandringham, the royal family, minus the queen, left church led by the duke of edinburgh, to return to sandringham house for christmas lunch and then to settle down to watch the queen's broadcast. nicholas witchell, bbc news. it might be christmas but not eve ryo ne it might be christmas but not everyone can spend time at home with loved ones. some people have to work. we had a look at some of the people spending a different christmas. a long way from home but celebrating christmas the...
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while other members of her family, including the duke of edinburgh, gathered at the church, the queen remained at sandringham house, continuing to recover from what buckingham palace has described as a heavy cold. in a short statement the palace said that she would take part in the family's christmas celebrations. her absence from the church service — the first time in many years she hasn't attended — is understood to be a precautionary measure — there is no sense of undue concern. also absent from sandringham are the duke and duchess of cambridge and their children, george and charlotte. they attended church in the berkshire village bucklebury, where they're spending christmas day with the duchess's family, the middletons. in her christmas day broadcast, recorded at buckingham palace several weeks ago, the queen talks about inspiration. she reflects on the achievements of olympic and paralympic athletes from britain and the commonwealth, many of whom she met at a palace reception in october. and in this year when the queen she marked her 90th birthday, she'll refers to the insp
while other members of her family, including the duke of edinburgh, gathered at the church, the queen remained at sandringham house, continuing to recover from what buckingham palace has described as a heavy cold. in a short statement the palace said that she would take part in the family's christmas celebrations. her absence from the church service — the first time in many years she hasn't attended — is understood to be a precautionary measure — there is no sense of undue concern. also...